Qype: place Jemaa el Fna in Marrakech

Marrakech - Arts & Entertainment - Landmarks - Squares

Everyone who's stayed in Marrakesh will have been here, and you should go too. The Jemaa el Fna or "Assembly of the Dead" is the main square and centre of a lot of the action here. Stepping off a short flight from Europe into this is a bit like walking into an Indiana Jones film... there are snake charmers, monkeys, story tellers, artists, hawkers, tortoise-sellers... people from all walks of life who will hassle and entertain.

It really comes alive at night when you can witness the smoke rising, the drums beating and the wafts of incense drifting on the air.

Best taken in at first hand, but when you tire of the crowds you can retreat to one of the many elevated bars and observe from a distance...

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